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Topical Budget 842-1: In Simian Society (1927)
 

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"Afternoon tea is taken by the 'Ladies and Gentlemen' of the Zoo with as much formality as in Mayfair". Keeper served three chimpanzees at a tea-table in a cage. Onlookers watch as chimpanzees eat their food. Close-up of them finishing. Keeper pours out drink. "'Cheerio everybody'". They drink up.